Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 11/23/2005

Commonwealth v. Daniels

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445 Mass. 392
837 N.E.2d 683
2005 Mass. LEXIS 575

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Commonwealth has continuing duty to review specific discovery requests and disclose favorable or exculpatory evidence where appropriate
allegations should be specific and show how requested discovery might yield evidence important to jury in their deliberations and conclusions
when requesting postconviction discovery, defendant \must make a sufficient showing that the discovery is reasonably likely to uncover evidence that might warrant granting a new trial\
“ ‘Favorable evidence’ need not be dispositive-evidence”

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Judges: Marshall

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